Chapter 255 Emotional investment is also investment

Chapter 255 Emotional investment is also investment

Xiong Xiaoge frowned in displeasure and said angrily: "What two billion, Mr. Peng, what are you talking about?"

Peng Xiaolin laughed. , jokingly said: "Mr. Xiong has a strong sense of confidentiality. It's pointless to hide it at this time."

"I don't understand what you are talking about at all." Xiong Xiaoge He asked back, "Mr. Peng, if you have anything to say, just say it, otherwise I will hang up."

"My friends in the press have already told me." Peng Xiaolin said mysteriously.

Xiong Xiaoge wondered: "What did those reporters say?"

"They said there was reliable news that a foreign Internet company was willing to pay 2 billion to acquire Kuaibo.com." Peng Xiaolin couldn't suppress his excitement. He asked in a mood, "Mr. Xiong, is this true?!"

Xiong Xiaoge said angrily, "How can there be two billion? Those reporters are always trying to make big news!"

“You don’t know what kind of virtue they are? How can you believe this?”

Peng Xiaolin said with certainty: “Mr. Xiong, this time is different. This time the news will definitely be kept. True.”

"They are all VCs. Mr. Xiong, you can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever."

Listening to Peng Xiaolin's firm tone, Xiong Xiaoge, who knew the inside story, became a little suspicious.

What plane is Qin Shaoyan working on again?

Why did Kuaibo.com become 2 billion in just half a day?

What on earth is he doing?

It's not like asking him to blow up the valuation. It's even more outrageous than blowing up a balloon.

“This has nothing to do with it.” Xiong Xiaoge frowned and said, “Mr. Peng, it is true that a company acquired Kuaibo.com, but the two billion is completely nonsense.”
< br>Peng Xiaolin immediately became excited, "Who is going to acquire Qvod.com? Can Mr. Xiong reveal the specific price?"

"No, this is a business secret." Xiong Xiaoge refused directly. , "You should know the rules."

Seeing that Xiong Xiaoge didn't let go, Peng Xiaolin had no choice but to ask in detail. He could only sigh and said in a tone full of envy: "Qvod Network has not been established yet. Three months, it was sold so quickly.”

"Mr. Xiong has such a unique vision that he has found such a good project."

Xiong Xiaoge said perfunctorily: "It's nothing. There are many projects invested in, and there are always one or two surprises."
< br>"What is a surprise?" Peng Xiaolin said with emotion, "A website that was established less than three months ago was sold. This cannot be called a surprise."

"Qvod.com is not Mr. Xiong The most profitable investment project is definitely the one with the fastest return, right?”

After hanging up the phone, Xiong Xiaoge suddenly laughed.

Luo Yan was a little confused, "Why are you laughing?"

Xiong Xiaoge said proudly: "Peng Xiaolin's last sentence is right. Qvod.com is not the most profitable project for me to invest in, nor is it the project with the greatest return. , but it is definitely the project with the fastest return.”

IDG implements a broad-based strategy in the domestic Internet field, and the funding for a single project is controlled within one million.

Before 2005, IDG invested in a total of four to five hundred projects, and basically invested in everything that should be invested.

Because he was the first venture capital investor in China, the returns on early investment projects were quite astonishing, with several of them exceeding a thousand times.

IDG has invested less than US$200 million in China, and its return has reached more than US$1 billion.

Xiong Xiaoge is also a veteran who has experienced all kinds of projects.

Only this Qvod network is indeed a little different.

Seeing that her husband was in high spirits, Luo Yan picked up the red wine, poured a glass for Xiong Xiaoge and herself, raised the glasses and said, "Cheers to your investment vision."

Xiong Xiaoge secretly thought in his heart Proudly, he said with a smile, "Thank you, madam."

...

It was not only Xiong Xiaoge who was disturbed tonight, but also other investors of Qvod.com.

Xu Xin received a call from Hou Jingtao, vice president of Dachen Venture Capital, asking about the details of the Qvod.com acquisition.

"Mr. Xu, how much are you willing to spend to acquire YouTube?" Hou Jingtao asked enthusiastically, "Is it two billion?"

"This..." Xu Xin hesitated. .

"What?" Hou Jingtao was very surprised, "I am also a shareholder of Qvod.com, don't I even deserve to know this?"

"Mr. Hou, you misunderstood." Xu Xin said quickly, "Where did you hear this? "Two billion?"

"Don't worry about it, just tell me if this is the case?"

"YouTube's price is 240 million U.S. dollars," Xu Xin explained. .

“Isn’t that two billion?” Hou Jingtao became even more excited, “How is the progress of the negotiations?”

"We have only made the first round of contact, and we still need to discuss the details." Xu Xin said a little guilty, "Mr. Hou, you also know that this kind of acquisition needs to be discussed many times."

" The two parties have not yet reached an agreement on the price, and Mr. Xiong of IDG is not too in favor of selling Kuaibo.com. "It would be good if we can negotiate," Hou Jingtao said optimistically, "the two billion is indeed. To my surprise, Qvod.com has so many surprises. It seems that Qin Shaoyan is indeed a talent."

Xu Xin said against her will: "Well, this Qin Shaoyan is really unexpected."

Hou Jingtao said with a smile: "Then I will patiently wait for the money."

Xu Xin was shocked. Where are you now? Are you going to open champagne to celebrate?

She immediately said: "Mr. Hou, the negotiation has just begun, and there is nothing left to say."

"Besides, who can say what happens in the mall?" Xu Xin advised. He said, "Mr. Hou, please don't be too optimistic. This acquisition negotiation is very complicated."

Before he finished speaking, Hou Jingtao interrupted Xu Xin and said directly: "I know that Mr. Xiong is very optimistic about Qvod. However, we do not plan to continue to follow.”

“Even if the acquisition of Qvod.com is not reached in the end, it proves the value of Qvod.com. We are ready to transfer the shares and get the funds. Say it again.”

"Mr. Xu, are you interested? Can we give you our shares?"

"This..." Xu Xin hesitated a little and couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

What does Hou Jingtao mean by this? If you cash out, you can cash out. What does it mean to transfer the shares to me?

Did he see something?

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Hou Jingtao said to himself: "It doesn't matter if Mr. Xu doesn't want to take it. It's okay to transfer it to SoftBank. They will definitely take it."

Xu Xin nodded and agreed: "Indeed."

At this time, SoftBank was a bit taken advantage of, and even the shares of China Internet Company could be given to him.

Softbank Asia President Yan Yan once said, "I have been supporting Xiong Xiaoge for many years."

It turns out that for a period of time, IDG often did the first round, and then sold it to SoftBank for the second round after it had increased four or five times.

Hou Jingtao discussed excitedly with Xu Xin for a while, then hung up the phone and turned to harass Zheng Nan.

…

Nine o’clock in the evening.

Qin Shaoyan finished the online meeting with Davis from Microsoft and Taylor from Sequoia. He pinched his forehead tiredly, stood up and looked out the window at the dark night, feeling dazed for a moment.

Today he had a whole day of meetings and sat in the company without ever going out.

The intense and high-intensity meeting made him forget about time, and when he suddenly relaxed, his head felt like time was out of whack.

After closing his eyes and taking a rest, Qin Shaoyan hurried to the office after regaining his composure.

He left Su Ran in the office for most of the day.

Gently pushing the door open and going in, Qin Shaoyan glanced around with a guilty conscience and found that Su Ran had fallen asleep leaning on the sofa.

Su Ran was like a kitten, curled up on the sofa covered with a down jacket, dozing quietly.

Qin Shaoyan walked closer and looked at her carefully. Su Ran specially put on makeup and dressed up carefully today, but unfortunately there was no romantic date.

......

Su Ran seemed to hear the noise, moved his body, and sat up sleepily.

"Hey, have you finished the meeting?"

Su Ran rubbed his eyes in embarrassment, "I was too sleepy, so I thought about squinting for a while, but fell asleep. ”

Qin Shaoyan asked with concern: "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"

"Eat." Su Ran said quickly, "Your friend ordered a McDonald's for me, and I ate a hamburger. "

"How can you be full just by eating hamburgers?" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Let me take you to eat something good."

"Huh?" Su Ran was a little confused." I'm not hungry."

"You have to eat something even if you're not hungry," Qin Shaoyan insisted, "The sense of ritual is very important."

Su Ran became visibly happy, then hesitantly said: "It's so late, are some restaurants closed?" It was closed early." Qin Shaoyan picked up his coat, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat Western food."

Su Ran jumped up from the sofa with joy, and happily grabbed his down jacket. He followed Qin Shaoyan out in confusion.

Qin Shaoyan specially chose an Audi sedan as his car. After all, driving Wuling Hongguang to a Western restaurant was a bit out of character.

Su Ran didn't care, but asked curiously, "Why did you change cars again?"

"These are all company cars, whichever one is easier to use should be used." Qin Shaoyan explained casually, "The company will reimburse you for the gas, which is much more cost-effective than buying a car yourself."

Su Ran said happily: "You are really stingy. You are also a company boss after all, and you are really careful about your life."

"It is not easy for me to be a boss." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "Actually, I am very poor. , I have to find ways to save money.”

“I have to find ways to get money from investors every day. Only in this way can I survive.”

“I don’t believe it.” He said with a smile, "There is no truth in your mouth."

"How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air?" Qin Shaoyan retorted in shock, "I was given the nickname Honest and Reliable Young Master, and it's not for nothing."

"Just brag!" Su Ran said. Ken believed, "Who is so thick-skinned to give you such a nickname?"

"I am certified by the campus network!" Qin Shaoyan said seriously.

“Does this count?”

“Well, why doesn’t it count?”

"Hey, why is your smile so weird?!" Su Ran said in disgust.

Qin Shaoyan teased Su Ran while driving. After searching for a few times, he finally found a Western restaurant that was still open.

The waiter welcomed the two to the window seat and asked enthusiastically: "What do you two want to eat?"

"Steak, pasta." Qin Shaoyan flipped through the pages. While looking at the menu, he asked, "Are there any candles?"

"Yes." The waiter said with a smile on his face, "Our restaurant has specially launched a candlelight dinner set menu, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight."< br>

Su Ran was so shocked that he almost threw the menu away, "Why is it so expensive?"

"Then let's have a set." Qin Shaoyan handed the menu back, "Hurry up and cook the steaks well-done."

Su Ran tugged on Qin Shaoyan's clothes under the table, blinked desperately and said, "No, no."

"It doesn't matter, I can still afford a candlelight dinner." Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "Just think of it as compensation for making you wait all day."

"But it's too expensive." Su Ran was still a little confused, "Hurry up and catch up with me." Monthly salary.”

"Okay, don't think so much." Qin Shaoyan said gently and soothingly, "The dishes are all ordered, let's enjoy it."

Soon the restaurant waiter brought the tableware, in addition to the knife and fork. There are two candlesticks, plug in the candles and light them with a lighter.

Under the illumination of candlelight, Su Ran's delicate face took on a hazy halo, giving it a unique sense of beauty.

Su Ran was a little embarrassed by Qin Shaoyan's gaze, and said coquettishly: "What are you looking at?"

Qin Shaoyan said with emotion: "Looking at the beauty under the candlelight is really pleasing to the eye, and it has a unique artistic conception. Ah.”

Su Ran's face quickly became flushed, looking even more gorgeous under the candlelight.

In order to cover up the embarrassment, Su Ran picked up the goblet and said, "I want to toast you."

"I'm driving today and can't drink." Qin Shaoyan politely declined, "Besides, eat What are you doing with a toast at candlelight dinner?"

"You drink, I drink wine." Su Ran said solemnly, "I'm very serious."

"What's in your glass? An explanation?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

"Thank you for spending the holidays with me, and thank you for inviting me to this candlelight dinner." Su Ran thought for a while, "I also wish that we can have this day every year!"

Qin Shaoyan was a little stunned. Why is there something wrong with this blessing?

“It’s better not to have this day every year.” Qin Shaoyan coughed and said awkwardly, “I’ve been so busy today that I almost forgot about you.”

Su Ran also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly made up for it, "Your Valentine's Day next year will definitely not be like this."

"That's hard to say." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, " If I get busy, people will no longer belong to me, and when I am in this position, I can no longer control my time.”

Su Ran looked a little sad after hearing this, "Don't you have some private time?"

"Maybe, but very little." Qin Shaoyan sighed.

“No matter what, I still want to thank you.” Su Ran cheered up and said happily, “I am still very happy today.”

“I am the one who can make investors happy. "Our consistent purpose," Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.

Su Ran was stunned, "What investor? I never invested money in you?"

"Emotional investment is also investment." Qin Shaoyan replied seriously.

"Oh, you are really..." Su Ran gave Qin Shaoyan a white smile with a dimple, "You are so glib."

Su Ran was particularly happy with this meal, and Qin Shaoyan was kind to him. She told some interesting stories about her time abroad, and her smile never stopped.

After the pleasant dinner, Qin Shaoyan drove Su Ran back home.

Before going upstairs, Su Ran suddenly looked at Qin Shaoyan and said solemnly: "Can you give me a gift?"

"Please tell me." Qin Shaoyan patted his chest and said, "It's too expensive to give away, but ordinary ones don't matter."

"Send me a photo of you." Su Ran said with a smile, "The one you think is the most handsome."

Qin Shaoyan was a little embarrassed, "This is a bit difficult."

"Why?"

"Because I look good in every picture Handsome.”

(End of this chapter)